More generally, percutaneous, via its Latin roots means, 'by way of the skin'. An example would be percutaneous drug absorption from topical medications. More often, percutaneous is typically used in reference to placement of medical devices using a needle stick approach. In general, percutaneous refers to the access modality of a medical procedure, whereby a medical device is introduced into a patient's blood vessel via a needle stick.
This is in part due to the fact that Spain has the highest rate of organ donors in the world. In 2013, a total of 1,655 people in Spain donated their. organs, with an average of 35.1 donors per million people, well above that of the European Union's 19.2, the Unite States' 25.8, and even four times of.
Last week, NHSBT revealed that there were more than 4,000 organ transplants in 2012/13, a new milestone. There are 19m people on the Organ Donor Register, almost one in three people in Britain. But those behind the register insist more can be done. At any one time, 10,000 people are waiting for a life-saving transplant and Britain is lagging behind nations such as Spain, Croatia and the US when it comes to organ donation.